The Virtuous Dark Witch

Chapter 26

Slender fingers pierced straight through his back with ease, dark red blood spurting out. Thea successfully grabbed the Andros woman's heart, squeezing it tightly without the slightest hesitation until it shattered.

“Uh…”

The moment her heart was crushed, the Andros woman's life force dissipated instantly, and blood gushed out of her mouth and nose.

Fisher never expected this inferior body to be so useless. But none of that mattered anymore. His golden yellow eyes were filled with malice and excitement, the corners of his mouth curling upward—he didn't care at all about the crumbling body.

Whoosh! A silver light sliced down like lightning, freezing the arrogant expression on the Andros woman's face. Blood seeped through her thick bangs, streaming quickly down her straight nose. At the same time, a hoarse male roar echoed. "Damn it."

Thea clenched her left hand, her sky-blue pupils instantly turning silver-white, freezing the Andros woman's body. Unfortunately, before it could be crushed completely, a bright yellow glowing orb shot out from the center of the lifeless Andros woman's eyebrows, breaking through the ice and fleeing into the sky, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

She knew Fisher's soul wouldn't dissipate that easily. Merlyn flashed southward. If Fisher's soul was going to wake up near Anastas City, there must be a hiding place for him nearby.

Not far from here was Rodrik Valley. Although it was covered with poisons, it was the land nearest to Anastas City most favored by the Sun God Apollo. And Fisher's hiding place would definitely involve Witches from the Larissa Clan.

Merlyn narrowed her eyes. Now that Fisher's soul had no body to inhabit, it was most vulnerable to damage. She loosened her grip on the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger in her right hand. She might not be able to find the soul that had condensed into a bright yellow sun glow orb, but the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger could.

As expected, the moment the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger was free, it stabbed at a point in the air. Merlyn was about to follow when her heart suddenly tightened. She immediately dodged, swinging her right hand backward forcefully. The purple cloak draped over her flew off, and at the same time, she wrapped her left arm around Thea, who was rushing toward her, teleporting a hundred meters away.

Seeing her sister throw the Purple Cloud Wing Cloak, Thea knew something was wrong. Just as they dodged, a loud bang mixed with a painful scream rang out.

The enlarged Purple Cloud Wing Cloak was pierced by a white beam of light, drifting down from the sky. A woman dressed as an Indian Witch rode a golden stag, charging toward them.

"Talina Larissa." Merlyn didn't expect it to be her. Looking at that smooth, tight face, she didn't hide the disgust in her eyes, whispering to her sister standing beside her. "Trouble's here." She then clenched her right hand, and the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger returned to her grasp.

"I thought she was almost dead?" Thea frowned. She now knew why her sister had rushed out tonight. Watching Fisher's soul, which had been pierced by the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger and scattered into a faint yellow beam of light, fly toward Talina Larissa like a lost child finding its mother, a look of unwillingness flashed in her eyes. "So close."

Merlyn wasn't disappointed. "If Fisher were that easy to eliminate, the West Sea Witch Ancestor wouldn't have fallen under the Twin Holy Spirit Curse."

Cold raindrops hit her face, but she didn't blink, staring intently at Talina Larissa, who had accepted Fisher's soul with the Hualuo Sun God Stone.

This was the former High Priestess of the Larissa Clan, around the same age as her mother, but her realm was a notch lower than her mother's. Logically, her life should be coming to an end, but look at her now—her life force was so abundant it was overflowing. It was clear that Talina Larissa had just plundered life force. It seemed she was another dirty Light Witch.

"What a coincidence." Talina Larissa looked down at the Hualuo Sun God Stone emitting a soft white light in her hand, feeling the big stone hanging in her heart finally fall.

It was her mistake. After failing to summon Progenitor Fisher twice in a row, her body suffered great loss, so she had to stop to rest and replenish her life force. Coincidentally, Lil sent several male Witches with a group of young Rozin men, so she returned to her manor in Anastas City.

She had been restless all night, knowing something was going to happen. To be safe, she returned to Rodrik Valley in advance. Unexpectedly, she saw Austin Corell's body sink into the silver pond and immediately fished it out. Fortunately… fortunately, she wasn't too late.

"Coincidence?" Merlyn smiled. "Indeed a coincidence." She raised her left hand to catch the raindrops. "Did High Priestess Talina also come out to watch the rain out of boredom?"

If she hadn't dodged quickly, her sister and she wouldn't be standing safely on this mountain top now. But Talina Larissa's attack was secondary—her main goal was to force her to recall the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger that had stabbed at Fisher's soul. Unfortunately, the opportunity was too rare—she would never miss it.

The sturdy stag was no longer in a hurry, walking leisurely through the air.

Talina Larissa carefully put away the Hualuo Sun God Stone, looking down at the pair of young sisters standing on the mountain top. "It's been so long since we last met—your realms have improved a lot. Kelly really knows how to raise children."

"You're right." Merlyn gripped the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger tightly, scanning her surroundings. "This is a nice place. With the rain pouring so hard, we shouldn't stand on ceremony." She took a step forward, blocking Thea. "I know you won't let us leave easily tonight."

"Haha." Talina Larissa threw her head back and laughed, finally stopping after a long while. "Merlyn, Merlyn—you're still as smart as ever." As soon as she finished speaking, the smile on her face disappeared. Her pale yellow eyes narrowed slightly, and countless light blades suddenly appeared in the dark sky.

In an instant, the space became extremely hot, and the falling raindrops were scalding.

Talina Larissa waved her right hand, and the light blades shot down.

Merlyn raised her left hand, and the broken purple cloak that had fallen on the mountainside flew up to meet the countless sharp light blades. Following the hissing sound came a pungent smell of burning.

Thea, standing behind her, closed her eyes to channel her Witch Power, her red lips moving slightly. She clasped her hands together, twisted them in the opposite direction, then pulled them apart forcefully. An ice scepter covered with silver edelweiss appeared, and at the same time, her eyes turned pure silver.

The original fierce light blades dimmed a lot after passing through the purple cloak. Seeing this, Talina Larissa condensed more light blades, swinging them down without stopping.

As the light blades approached, Merlyn suddenly curved her lips into a smile. Thea blinked gently, and the ice scepter flew out like an arrow. She tapped her right foot, spread her arms, and rushed upward, following closely behind. In an instant, a cracking sound rang out—the sky and earth here were split in two, half ice and half fire.

As soon as the ice scepter appeared, Talina Larissa felt a slight chill, narrowing her eyes tightly.

Thea smiled at Talina Larissa, who remained calm, her red lips moving constantly. All the raindrops falling in this small world condensed into sharp ice needles. Now it was her turn. She clenched her hands tightly, and thousands of ice needles, as if conscious, swarmed forward, dispelling the light blades and attacking the sky.

At the same time, Talina Larissa continued to swing down light blades. But no matter how many she swung, they were all destroyed by the silver needles. And the dense ice needles didn't melt when they met fire—they were like a battle between opposites, neither giving in.

Seizing the opportunity, Merlyn flew upward with the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger, charging at Talina Larissa without fear of the ice and fire.

Talina Larissa wanted to stop, but the ice needles' momentum didn't weaken. At this moment, she really hated the Dessey Witches' whimsy—forging such overbearing things. No wonder all three factions wanted them dead.

Seeing Merlyn was already close at hand, she had to make a choice even if she didn't want to stop. Gritting her teeth, she channeled all her Witch Power into her left hand and struck the back of her right hand, which was holding the scepter. Instantly, the fire wall's momentum increased greatly, forcing the ice needles back slightly. Talina immediately rushed upward.

Merlyn stabbed the fire wall with her dagger, and the powerful fire wall immediately shattered. With the fire wall gone, the thousands of silver needles swept past, then suddenly melted into raindrops and fell.

Thea and Merlyn attacked Talina from left and right. Talina had consumed too much energy and had no time to catch her breath. She struggled to deal with the two younger witches, but she was the great Light High Priestess Talina Larissa—she could never lose.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Elara ran desperately in the rain, her direction clear. Her wet face had lost its usual childishness and innocence.

At this moment, she was very flustered. Because of the rain, it was pitch black tonight—just like in her dreams. Her intuition told her she needed to find her mother and aunt as soon as possible, but why was the road so long?

"Huff… huff…" Talina panted heavily, crossing her arms and gripping the Blazing Fire Scepter tightly, staring at Merlyn and Thea, who were less than three meters away from her.

Dessey Witches—whether old or young—were all equally difficult to deal with. They had been fighting for an hour, but the two girls still showed no signs of exhaustion. On the contrary, she was getting more and more exhausted. How she hated the night!

Is that all she's got? It seems the fake is still fake. Merlyn flashed forward again, still using the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger as her main weapon. Talina didn't dare to block the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger with her Blazing Fire Scepter, so she could only retreat to dodge. Unexpectedly, she felt a chill behind her. Before she knew it, Thea had appeared behind her, her silver ice scepter approaching.

She had no choice but to face danger from both sides. She stopped, knelt down, and rushed forward, kneeling on one knee and holding her scepter to block Merlyn's slashing arm. Then she channeled her strength, turned around, and attacked Thea, who was slightly lower in realm.

"You think only you can turn around?" Thea barely dodged the scorching Witch Power, spun on her heel, grabbed with her left hand, and dozens of ice needles attacked Talina's back. Talina suddenly stopped and rolled on the ground.

Merlyn rushed forward as if she couldn't stop her momentum, but she dodged the ice needles.

Whistle…

A shrill whistle sounded. The sturdy stag roared to the sky and ran toward its summoning master. Talina no longer cared about dignity, teleporting away from Merlyn and Thea. Before the stag reached her, she jumped up, preparing to flee. The stag arrived, but her luck ran out.

Merlyn, who had been expecting this move, put away the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger, jumped up, and waved her Purple Jade Scepter in the air, drawing a glowing moon arc. It tore through the rain curtain with overwhelming momentum, shooting toward Talina with a whoosh.

Boom…

Talina, who was about to climb onto the stag's back, was knocked down and fell into the valley. Thea flashed over, pressing dozens of ice needles down, ready to end her life. But at the critical moment, she suddenly reached back into the darkness beside her. "Sister, there are Andros." She grabbed hard, holding a b****y heart in her hand.

Taking the opportunity, Talina rolled over and escaped. At the same time, a bright light suddenly rushed toward Thea. Thea quickly retreated, crushing the heart in her hand, and pushed her blood-stained hand forward—the bright light scattered. After beheading two more Andros, Merlyn immediately approached her sister.

The two sisters stood back to back, scanning their surroundings. Thea tried to calm her unsteady breathing. "Sister, it's them—they're here."

"Let them come." Merlyn had a bad feeling. After fighting for so long, it wasn't just Talina who was exhausted—she and Thea were too. After all, Talina's magic power was deeper than theirs. But they had no way out. She let out a soft sigh. "Now that they're here, we might as well settle all the trouble at once."

As soon as she finished speaking, a faint cold wind blew. Merlyn's eyes sharpened, and she took the initiative to meet it, inserting her hand straight into Andros' chest, crushing his heart without pulling it out. Although Thea was slightly inferior to her sister, she struck just as fiercely and accurately.

The two sisters kept killing, but gradually they realized something was wrong—all the Andros they killed were empty-handed. They weren't wearing Moon Glow Rings. Rocky Anastas wanted to exhaust their Witch Power and strength with them.

But did they have any other choice in this situation? They had to keep killing, but they also started to consciously gather their strength.

Tap… tap…

Elara ran forward with unrelenting speed. She didn't know if there was more sweat or rain on her face. When she smelled a faint hint of blood, her heart sank even more. For the smell of blood to drift so far on a rainy night, it must mean rivers of blood had been spilled. "Mother, Aunt—please be okay."

The ground was covered with corpses, and her feet were soaked in sticky blood. After killing more than a dozen more, turned Andros, Thea, and Merlyn exchanged a glance from a distance, then retreated toward the col at the same time.

Boom! Suddenly, more than a dozen bright lights rushed out from the col they were about to pass through like wandering snakes. Merlyn and Thea didn't seem surprised to see these bright lights.

"Finally, it's their turn." Thea pushed forward with her scepter-wielding right hand, and thousands of ice needles attacked the column at the same time. With a series of collision sounds, seven women in white robes, led by Sophia Larissa, rushed out of the col, standing less than ten meters away from Merlyn and Thea.

Sophia Larissa still held the Light Scepter, smiling as she looked Merlyn and Thea up and down, sighing softly. "How embarrassed you look!"

"No matter how embarrassed we are, we're still better than you." Thea didn't hold back. "A High Priestess of the Larissa Clan from the Alsace Mountains actually led a group of Light Witches to hide in a col, planning a sneak attack?" She pouted and shook her head. "This isn't embarrassment—it's shamelessness."

Perhaps she was in a particularly good mood today, because Sophia didn't get angry at all. "You injured my mother for no reason—I have to get revenge." After saying that, she didn't give them any time to rest, pointing the Light Scepter directly at Merlyn. A dazzling bright light shot out from the top of the scepter.

At this moment, Merlyn had no intention of fighting her head-on. She released the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger to block between her and Thea. With a bang, the bright light crashed almost straight into the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger. As if knowing the Witch Power would rebound, the group of Light Witches immediately split up and teleported to both sides.

Not hiding her coldness, Thea took advantage of Sophia's focus on her sister, throwing the Silver Frost Moon Ice Scepter without hesitation. In an instant, she froze the three Light Witches who had teleported to the right. Then a silver light flashed, beheading the already melting ice sculptures.

"You…" Sophia was furious. All the witches she had brought out this time were the most outstanding ones from the Larissa Clan. She immediately stopped staring at Merlyn, spread her arms, and rose into the air. "Haina… Awula…"

Seizing the opportunity, Merlyn waved her right hand, and the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger pierced through the heart of an approaching Witch. A scream attracted Sophia's attention. It was even worse when she looked—In the blink of an eye, only two of the seven Witches she had brought were left.

She couldn't afford to delay. She turned her gaze to Thea, her eyes narrowing. Ten thousand bright lights rushed toward the sky from behind her, illuminating the entire valley in an instant. Sophia waved the Light Scepter in the air, shouting. “Go!”

After spreading out, the bright lights attacked Thea from all directions. Merlyn was entangled by Ina Larissa, Poppy's sister. Seeing Sophia's move, she didn't think twice, sending the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger toward Thea. "Take it."

Thea didn't hesitate, grabbing the Holy Crow Spirit Dagger tightly, channeling her Witch Power, and spinning in a circle on the spot. Then, with a thought, ten thousand ice walls rose from the ground. Sophia wouldn't let her hide, teleporting to the outside of the ice wall and attacking with all her strength. Immediately, cracks appeared on the ice wall.

Thea suffered a backlash from the Witch Power, coughing softly. Blood trickled down the corner of her mouth.

Feeling her sister was injured, Merlyn also became anxious, her eyes filled with ruthlessness. She directly pierced through Ina Larissa's Witch Power barrier with her right hand, ignoring the gash on her wrist, and grabbed her neck tightly.

Seeing this, the assisting Witch quickly tried to save her. Unexpectedly, Merlyn suddenly turned around, grabbed empty air with her left hand, picked up the Purple Jade Scepter, and swept it back. The Witch's head rolled to the ground. Merlyn tightened her right hand, which was clutching Ina Larissa's neck—Ina Larissa's life force faded.

Merlyn was about to go help her sister, but just as she lifted her leg, a cold wind suddenly blew. As many as two hundred Andros attacked her at the same time. She was entangled with them again.

Merlyn was powerful, but there were too many Andros—she couldn't cover everything. In a moment of carelessness, she left her back unguarded. A Fire Scepter suddenly appeared, and now she couldn't dodge it. She had to pull an Andros over to block it sideways.

Then she took the opportunity to fly out of the Andros' encirclement, flipping in the air. But because that attack contained full Light Witch Power, she couldn't stand steadily when she landed, stumbling and falling to her knees.

A white figure flashed over, grabbing Merlyn's chin. When Merlyn saw it was Talina, who had disappeared for a long time, she knew something was wrong. She used almost all her strength to punch her in the abdomen. At the same time, a white light split into two, rushing into Merlyn's eyes.

Talina was hit hard, lifting her leg and kicking Merlyn in the chest. Merlyn flew out like a broken kite.

The ice wall shattered, and Thea happened to see this scene. That was her elder sister who had protected her for more than a hundred years. Instantly, her eyes filled with rage. She exhausted her last trace of Witch Power without hesitation, freezing Sophia Larissa, who had underestimated her. She wanted the old witch Talina to pay the price.

"How dare you?" Although Talina Larissa was injured, she had just plundered the life force of three turned Andros and still had strength left. The Blazing Fire Scepter shot through the air, hitting Thea in the waist. Thea couldn't resist, flying out.

At that moment, a gust of wind blew. Thea, who was already somewhat dazed, felt something pierce her neck.

Rocky Anastas, who had been waiting for a long time, finally appeared. He pressed Thea's head tightly, drinking her delicious blood to his heart's content. After a long time, he let her go. "Hahaha…" Madness filled his blood-red eyes. "So what if Selah Dessey dominated Mal? I still drank the blood of her descendants."

Breaking free from the ice, Sophia stood quietly with her mother, Talina, smiling as she watched Rocky Anastas bite his own wrist.

At this moment, Thea was exhausted and had lost too much blood, feeling dazed. Rocky Anastas pressed his bleeding wrist to Thea's dry lips. “Drink.”

Smelling the blood, Thea's dazed mind immediately cleared. She closed her lips tightly, staring fiercely at Rocky Anastas. She was Thea Dessey—she would rather die than drink his blood and be turned. She struggled desperately, but unfortunately, she had no strength left.

Rocky Anastas had no patience for her. He grabbed her chin tightly, but Thea clenched her teeth, refusing to open her mouth. But Andros was born with great strength. With a sudden force, he pried her mouth open. He looked at Thea, smiling, not hiding the pride in his heart. "Alexander's gone." From now on, you'll have to obey me."

As if wanting to humiliate her thoroughly, Rocky Anastas slowly brought his wrist closer to Thea's pried-open mouth. "If I want you to sleep with me, you have to sleep with me… Hahaha…"

Whoosh…

A hexagonal star-shaped iron piece inserted accurately into Rocky Anastas' neck. In less than a second, he stood there like an ice sculpture. Elara flashed behind Thea, channeling her Witch Power to carry her to her mother's side.

When Sophia Larissa saw Elara, her eyes lit up—she was overjoyed. "Saves me the trouble of looking for you." She glanced behind her. "What are you waiting for? Capture her."

At this moment, Elara was surprisingly calm. She took out five silver needles from the hidden pocket of her skirt. Why were these creatures always so greedy and insatiable? She took two steps forward, standing in front of her mother and aunt, tears welling up in her eyes.

Several dark figures rushed over. Elara charged forward, channeling a little Witch Power to throw the five silver needles at the same time. Five of the dark figures fell, followed by a series of screams. Then she immediately pulled out five more, throwing them in the same way.

Sophia and Talina watched as more and more Andros fell, screaming in agony—neither alive nor dead. Finally, when Elara only had ten needles left, they made a move. With just a light wave of their hands, Elara, who was fully focused on dealing with the Andros, was sent flying.

The Blood Rose glazed cards hidden in her skirt pocket fell out—one landed in front of the group of Andros, one landed on Thea's bitten neck, and one got stuck in the pocket opening. When the group of Andros saw the Blood Rose glazed cards, they couldn't help thinking of the previous incident and didn't dare to move forward.

Elara's body was full of Witch Power. She flipped and spun, standing in front of her mother and aunt again, staring coldly at the shameless mother and daughter. "You not only bully the few with the many, but also bully the young with the old—what kind of heroes are you?"

No one noticed that the Blood Rose glazed card on Thea's neck became even more bright red after absorbing Thea's blood. Meanwhile, Alexander, who was about to reach Hanidara City, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. After sensing it, he opened his blood-red eyes in horror, immediately turned around, and ran desperately. Something happened…